To configure a datalink

If you want to enable the Data Entry option,
configure the Data Entry Type. Refer to the section Data Entry for more information.

Click the Format tab and define the general
format of the datalink:

If you are formatting a numeric datalink,
enter the number of digits to display before and after the decimal
point by completing the Integer Digits and Decimal Digits fields,
respectively.

If you are formatting an alphanumeric
datalink, enter the number of lines to display and the number of
characters per line by completing the Number of Lines and Chars per
Line fields, respectively.

Select the miscellaneous properties for the
datalink:

Select the date and time format from the Date
Format and Time Format fields, respectively.

Select how to justify the text in the field
from the Justification field.

Select the alignment you want to use by
selecting either Horizontal or Vertical from the Alignment
field.

Select a separator character from the
Delimiter field to include a separator between multiple values in
the datalink.

Attach any analysis objects by selecting the
Quick Analysis tab and configuring them. These analysis objects
will appear on the datalink's context menu. For more information,
refer to the section Quick
Analysis

Click OK to accept your entries.

To set further object properties, select Properties from the
datalink object's context menu. For more information, refer to
Datalink Properties.

NOTE: If you
see the text <No Data> in a datalink, examine the object's
configuration and confirm that the data source referenced exists
and the specified end time has occurred on the Historian server. If
neither of these situations is true, make sure the Historian server
is running and that the Proficy Portal server is connected to
it.